Beyond Trainspotting: The World of Irvine Welsh review – uniquely funny writer holds court

The author discusses his writing, the movies it created and his own youth, but not all the interviewees in this documentary are quite so gripping ...
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Irvine Welsh documentary was a fitting end to close the EIF

Irvine Welsh is full of stories, one reason he is such a prolific author. He isn’t short of anecdotes, either, or of opinions. These range from politics to what he mockingly refers to as his “practice ...
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Paul Sng On Avoiding Fan Service In His Immersive Documentary Portrait Of ‘Trainspotting’ Novelist Irvine Welsh: “I Didn’t Want To Make A Hagiography” — Edinburgh

The year’s Edinburgh Film Festival will end, just like it did in 2023, with a feature documentary on the cult Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, best known for the Trainspotting novels. As a factoid, that ...
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We speak to Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new documentary Reality Is Not Enough

A new documentary focused on the career and creative processes of Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is closing Edinburgh Film Festival. Migrants must leave Epping hotel, High Court rules Driver in ...